Mexico Quiz

Who studied the stars and developed a detailed calendar?

• Maya

• Yucatan

• Hidalgo

• Pueblo

The main mountain range in mexico made up of the Sierra Madre Oriental, Sierra Madre Occidental, and Sierra Madre Del Sur

• Rocky Mountains

• Sierra Madre

• Andres

• Sierra Nevada

The body of water that makes the eastern border of Mexico

• Atlantic

• Great Lakes

• Gulf of Mexico

• Mississippi River

The peninsula on the northwest side of Mexico

• Samoa

• Yucatan

• Baja California

• Monterey

Trade agreement that makes trade easier between US, Canada, and Mexico

• NAFTA

• ACC

• CAN

• APEC

He claimed Mexico's land for Spain in 1521

• Juan Cabrillo

• Francis Drake

• Hernan Cortes

• Juan Perez

Crops that farmers grow to sell for a profit like sugarcane or coffee

• money crop

• cash crop

• profit crop

• loss crop

the practice of burning forest in order to clear land for planting

• burn-it-all-down process

• rebuild the forest plan

• plant a tree for your tomorrow plan

• slash-and-burn agriculture

Celebration that combines elements of Spanish and Indian culture

• Day of the Dead

• New Year

• Halloween

• Thanksgiving

The interior land of Mexico that is a high and rugged region

• Pacific coastal lowlands

• Gulf Coastal Plain

• Southern Highlands

• Mexican Plateau